City government · Thurston County, WA

Tumwater's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tumwater took in $83.0 million and spent $58.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, water)40%State tax money6.9%Federal tax money1.7%Fines and other0.8%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Tumwater's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes51%

Other taxes
19%$15.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$5.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$405 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$13.8 million
Sales tax
15%$12.6 million

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$33.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$13.0 million
  • Water$10.1 million
  • Other service charges$6.3 million
  • Road charges$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.7%$1.4 million

State tax money6.9%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
6.9%$5.7 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$86 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$590 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

20%

of Tumwater's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$17.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$12.5 million
  • Water supply$4.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$16.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$8.8 million
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$494 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$11.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.8 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$6.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$4.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Housing and community development
2.5%$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$683 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$336 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$336 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$151 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$151 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$33 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tumwater. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Tumwater itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.